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Bill: Birth Control Access Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Independent Freedom Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: June 2190
Description[?]:
| A bill to increase the availability of Birth Control Medications/Devices |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Current: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Proposed: The government subsidises a considerable discount for contraceptives.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:09:55, February 21, 2006 CET | From |  Gil's Green party | To | Debating the Birth Control Access Bill |
| Message | The GPP is in favour of government subsidised contraceptives, it will give more people the opportunity to use contraceptives. This will help poor people to restrict the amount of children they have to what they can afford. |
| Date | 22:15:49, February 21, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian League | To | Debating the Birth Control Access Bill |
| Message | No company needs help through government handouts, including the ones that make prophylactics |
| Date | 16:29:15, February 22, 2006 CET | From | Gil's Green party | To | Debating the Birth Control Access Bill |
| Message | you don't hand out money to the companies, the government pays part of the price of the product when people want to buy it, probably by lowering sales taxes for contraceptives |
| Date | 18:59:58, February 22, 2006 CET | From | New Lodamun Liberal Conservative Party | To | Debating the Birth Control Access Bill |
| Message | This will also help the stop the spread of STD's, it also shows that we care about our peoples welfare. |
| Date | 01:25:35, February 23, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian League | To | Debating the Birth Control Access Bill |
| Message | it is manipulating the true demand for a product. People are free to live with their choices and their consequences |
| Date | 21:49:39, February 23, 2006 CET | From | CNT/AFL | To | Debating the Birth Control Access Bill |
| Message | The well being of our people is far more important than not intervening in the market. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 60 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 40 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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